Crash Course Rheumatology and Orthopaedics

3. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7234-3631-7
Verlag: Mosby UK

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten

Reihe: Crash Course

Crash Course - your effective every day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have all the information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success. A winning formula now for over 15 years, each volume has been fine tuned and fully updated, with an improved layout tailored to make your life easier. Especially written by junior doctors - those who understand what is essential for exam success - with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert Faculty Advisers, the result is a series of books which exactly meets your needs and you know you can trust. Musculoskeletal problems represent a significant and increasing challenge in primary and secondary care, linked to an aging population, the anticipated obesity epidemic and active sports participation. It is inevitable that all doctors will need to manage patients with orthopaedic and rheumatological problems. Musculoskeletal medicine is a rapidly changing field subject to much clinical and basic science research. This superb new edition provides clear and concise coverage of the diseases that affect the musculoskeletal system and the new understanding that underlies their pathologies and treatments.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Elias-Jones, Cameron

Perry, Martin

Weitere Mitwirkende

Horton-Szar, Daniel

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Rheumatologie, Muskelerkrankungen
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie Orthopädie- und Unfallchirurgie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Glossary. 1 Taking a history. 2 Examining joints. 3 Investigations. 4 Regional pain. 5 Widespread musculoskeletal pain. 6 An acute hot swollen joint. 7 A child with a limp. 8 A swelling. 9 Back pain. 10 Altered sensation and weakness. 11 Osteoarthritis. 12 Rheumatoid arthritis. 13 Spondyloarthropathies. 14 Connective tissue diseases. 15 Metabolic bone disease. 16 Gout and pseudogout. 17 Paediatric joint disease. 18 Fractures. 19 Trauma. 20 Infection of bones and joints. 21 Principles of orthopaedic surgery. 22 Malignancy. 23 Sports injuries. 24 Soft tissue disorders. Best of five questions (BOFs). Extended-matching questions (EMQs)